Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-01
Other Lands Than Ours.

The eviction war in Ireland goes on,
developing in its progress the stern pur-
pose of the eople to resist their oppres-
sors to the last extremity. The policy of
coercion has done everything to
strengthen and harmonic the Irish peo-
pie, but the principal effect has been to
give good standing to men VINO had lost
their footing at home. There is no small
newspaper in Ireland with decaying cir
culaton that is not ut once materially
benefited by defying in violent language
the coercion act. There are none of the
local politicians who have become un-
popular ana have lost their influence who
have not been able to regain 1t at once
by attacking the tory government
and defylng the coercion act. Nearly
every leader IN Ireland courts imprison.
ment under the coercion act. lmprison.
ment by the English authorities for po-
litical otfenses is equivalent III Ireland
to a patent of nobility. There is no man
who suffers imprisonment for devotion
to the Irish cause who can afterwards
become unpopular. He will be con-
sdcred ever afterwards rs a hero and n
martyr. The belief Is general that there
will be a very serious time in Ireland
this winter. Statistics of the depopula-
ton of Ireland in the last forty years
are of a nature to give great encourag.
ment to Bloody Balfour. Between 1871
and 1881 the number of houses in Ireland
have been reduced from 1,32S. .S39
to 9l4 l0S, and the number Of
farms from Sa6, SIG to 440 1OS. If third
of million of farms and nearly half q
million of houses have been destroyed
during the past forty years under the
mider sort of oppression and injustice
that have prevailed in unhappy Ireland,
may be the process of etfacement of
human population and residence under
the Cromwellian method of Salisbury s
bloody nephew. Since Victoria has be-
come queen over three millions of peo-
pie have been driven homeless from their
| native land out of total emigration of
4,1S6090. Truly there must be 4 grand
revenge IN store for nation that has
survived such uneXampled injustice,
and people that have risen
and prospered the world over in
spllc VI SUCH cruelty. i nc NttlOldi
League continues its work. and its mem
| bership has recently been strengthened
| by the enrolment of many Englishmen.
| All trustworthy testimony shows that the
| sympathy of the common people of Eng
land with the Irish is steadily growing,
but this fact does not appear to have any
effect in restraining the government IN
its policy of persecution.
| -.
| The shooting incident on the France
| German frontier, in which German
military guard fired upon French hunt
ing party, killing one man and wound.
ing another is still undergoing iudicia
investigation. Meanwhile there has beer
a good deal of popular excitemen
in both countries over the occur
renee, and most of the French
newspapers have indalgcd IN bitter an'
hostile comments. The German paper
have manifested less belligerent tone
and the German government appears t
have shown the heartiest desire TO hay
a thorough investigation of the matte
aud to make adequate redress If the cir
cumstances require It, The difficult.
will he to determine whether the part,
when fired upon were on French or Ger
man territory, and unless the evidence /
very clear and conclusive this incid en-
may become source of aggravated !rri
tation to both countries. 1t Lewly Illus
trates the temper Of the trencn peopl